Learn how to beat Viper Tobi-Kadachi in the Iceborne expansion for Monster Hunter World (MHW)! This guide explains everything about Viper Tobi-Kadachi's weakness, carves, rewards, and a complete strategy guide for beating and capturing it. Find out what parts are breakable and severable, and what drops and Monster materials are available.

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Viper Tobi-Kadachi Weakness, Body Parts, and Resistances

Viper Tobi-Kadachi Characteristics

Roar	Wind	Tremor	Blight	Status
Small	None	None	None	Venom, Paralysis
Breakable Parts
Head, Back, Legs, Tail

Locations and Areas Visited

Map	Starting Area	Visited Areas	Rest Spot
Hoarfrost Reach	10 (1st time)	4 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11	8

*The starting location may change depending on the Quest.

Weakness, Body Parts, Extracts

Head

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
65	65	50	10	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
0	25	20	10

Neck

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
60	60	45	10	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
0	25	20	10

Stomach

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
35	35	25	0	Green
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
0	10	5	0

Back

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
35	35	35	0	Green
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
0	10	5	0

Hindlegs

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
55	55	45	5	White
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
0	20	15	5

Forelegs

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
30	30	15	0	White
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
0	10	5	0

Tail

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
45	45	35	5	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
0	15	10	5

Higher values indicate higher damage.

Vulnerability to Status Effects and Items

Poison	❌	Flash	★★
Paral	❌	Shock	★
Sleep	★	Pitfall	★★
Stun	★★	Ivy	★★
Blast	★★	Dung	★★
Exhaust	★★	Meat	❌
Mount	❌	Screamer	❌

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Countermeasures against Viper Tobi-Kadachi

Recommended Weapon Element and Armor Skills

Recommended Weapon Element
Thunder Weapon	Viper Tobi-Kadachi is weakest against thunder.
Recommended Armor Skills
Poison Resistance	Remove the threat of getting poisoned with Lvl 3 Poison Resistance.
Paralysis Resistance	As if the poison wasn't enough to worry about, Viper Tobi-Kadachi can also paralyze you. Get Paralysis Resistance to Lvl 3 to prevent this.
Health Boost	If you cannot get both Poison and Paralysis Resistance to Lvl 3, you have to make sure you can tank the damage.
Earplugs	Viper Tobi-Kadachi has a small roar, so getting Earplugs up to Lvl 3 should be sufficient.
Clutch Claw Boost	Viper Tobi-Kadachi moves quite fast, so every hit counts! You can do more damage when its body parts are tender.

How to Beat Viper Tobi-Kadachi

Countering the Poison

Viper Tobi-Kadachi's tail can inflict a poison ailment if you constantly get hit. Try to build up your Poison Resistance up to level 3 to completely counter the poison effects. However, if this is not possible with your current gears. You can bring an Antidote or a Herbal Medicine to counter this instead.

Abnormal Status Ailments

Bite attacks from Viper Tobi-Kadachi can also inflict paralysis. You should build on Paralysis Resistance as well along with your Poison Resistance. This will allow you to completely negate any abnormal status effects from Viper Tobi-Kadachi.

Breaking the Head and the Tail

Breaking the head will reduce the chances of Viper Tobi-Kadachi paralyzing you with his bite attacks. It is best that you focus on breaking this part if you do not have enough Paralysis Resistance. This strategy can also be applied for the tail if you lack Poison Resistance. Breaking the tail will stop Viper Tobi-Kadachi from poisoning you with his tail attacks.

Rotation Attack

Viper Tobi-Kadachi will howl before he executes any rotation attack. These attacks can take a huge chunk of your health if you manage to get hit. Keep your distance and avoid his attacks, use Tobi-Kadachi's howl as a signal to move away as soon as you can.

Flashing Viper Tobi-Kadachi

You can use your Flash Pod to shut down Viper Tobi-Kadachi when he is gliding in the air. This will instantly down him for a few seconds allowing you to attack.

Viper Tobi-Kadachi Attack Patterns

Attack	Attack Power	Guardable	Exhaustion
Bite	30	◯	15
Contunuous Bite	60	◯	25
Jump Attack	30	◯	15
Lunge Bite	50	◯	25
Tail Attack	30	◯	15
Tail sweep	50	◯	30
Tail Slam	80	◯	40
Tail Slam (Glide)	30	◯	20
Tail Sweep (Glide)	80	◯	40
Poison Attack	30	◯	0
Poison Feathers	50	◯	0

Viper Tobi-Kadachi Carves and Rewards

Carvings and Hunt Rewards

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Viper Tobi-Kadachi Shard / Body 30 Large Wyvern Gem / Body 3 Viper Tobi-Kadachi Thickfur / Body 24 Viper Tobi-Kadachi Membrane+ / Body 21 Viper Tobi-Kadachi Thorn / Body 12 Viper Tobi-Kadachi Hardclaw / Body 10

Rewards for Each Body Part

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Viper Tobi-Kadachi Thickfur / Torso 80, Tail 20 Viper Tobi-Kadachi Shard / Torso 20 Viper Tobi-Kadachi Hardclaw / Hindlegs 100 Viper Tobi-Kadachi Thorn / Head 100, Tail 80

Breakable Body Parts

	Defense Value	How to Break
Head	250	Set durability to 0, twice.
Back	350	Set durability to 0, once.
Hindlegs	300	Set durability to 0, once.
Tail	400	Set durability to 0, once.

Shiny Drops

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR Drops	Coming soon!

Quest Clear & Investigation Rewards

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR Quest	Large Wyvern Gem / 3 Viper Tobi-Kadachi Thickfur / 28 Viper Tobi-Kadachi Shard / 21 Viper Tobi-Kadachi Membrane+ / 17 Viper Tobi-Kadachi Hardclaw / 11 Ultraplegia Sac / 10 Deadly Poison Sac / 10
MR Silver	Large Wyvern Gem / 8 Deadly Poison Sac / 7 Ultraplegia Sac / 7 Viper Tobi-Kadachi Membrane+ / 22 Viper Tobi-Kadachi Hardclaw / 18 Viper Tobi-Kadachi Thorn / 16 Viper Tobi-Kadachi Thickfur / 12 Viper Tobi-Kadachi Shard / 10
MR Gold	Viper Tobi-Kadachi Shard / 8 Deadly Poison Sac / 6 Ultraplegia Sac / 6 Viper Tobi-Kadachi Hardclaw / 18 Viper Tobi-Kadachi Membrane+ / 18 Viper Tobi-Kadachi Thorn / 18 Large Wyvern Gem / 16 Viper Tobi-Kadachi Thickfur / 10

Plunderblade Rewards

Plunderblade

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Coming soon!

Palarang

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Coming soon!

Quests Where Viper Tobi-Kadachi Appears

Type	Quest Name
Assigned	M★2 - Ready to Strike
Assigned	M★3 - Blizzard Blitz
Assigned	M★4 - The Thunderous Troublemaker
Optional	M★1 - Deep Snow Diver
Optional	M★1 - Taking Charge
Optional	M★1 - Ice Catch!
Optional	M★1 - Call of the Wild
Optional	M★1 - Greetings from the Tundra
Optional	M★2 - Analysis Creates Paralysis
Optional	M★2 - Poison and Paralysis Pinch
Optional	M★2 - Boaboa Constrictor
Optional	M★2 - You Scratch Our Backs...
Optional	M★2 - Special Arena: MR Viper Tobi-Kadachi
Optional	M★3 - Remember That One Time?
Optional	M★3 - The Purr-fect Room: Stone
Challenge	M★2 - Challenge Quest 1: MR Intermediate
Event	M★2 - Hunter-Blunderer
Event	M★6 - Ballad to the Hoarfrost
Event	M★2 - Kadachi Twins

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